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London Transport Museum

Through the entertaining entrance, in which audiovisual recordings of transport methods in ny, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai and New Delhi, along with London, tend to be shown on screens, you are whisked by lift on second floor – and returning to 1800. The capital's first licensed public transport had been the sedan chair, a good example of which will be on show, nevertheless gorgeous horse-drawn omnibus, from 1805, its painted, flower-bordered styles announcing still-familiar roads, is a more impressive draw. Progress leads you previously onwards, towards building of our very first passenger railway – from London Bridge to Greenwich in 1833. 1st floor regarding the London Transport Museum keeps possibly the many exciting shows, including the very first underground motor (steam-powered) and a wooden Metropolitan Railway mentor (changed into electricity in 1901); one of several exhibits you'll board. Frank choose, the man responsible for rolling from London Underground brand name and providing each range its character and ensuring the emblematic bar and group logo became an intrinsic section of London's aesthetic identity, toward level it now indicates 'tube section' without the need for terms, could be the focus regarding the design screen. London Transport's posters – because of the likes of Abram Games, Graham Sutherland and Ivon Hitchens – take tv show throughout museum. Most are design icons, though nothing is higher than Harry Beck's original pipe map. A family group play area for kids aged 0-7, All Aboard, features a fleet of mini cars to climb up into a